Nathair

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General Information
Son of Aquilus and Fidele, King and Queen of Tenebral.

Begins series as Prince of Tenebral. Veradis is his shieldman, later First Sword, with whom he has sworn a blood oath of brotherhood.

Nathair comes to believe he is the Seren Disglair, or Bright Star. Rhin and Evnis believe he is the Black Sun.

Physical Attributes
He was tall, weathered by the sun, a shock of dark curly hair framing a handsome face.

Malice
Veradis accompanies Krelis to Jerolin, taking a Vin Thalun prisoner, Deinon, to see King Aquilus. In exchange for his life, Deinon tells Aquilus that the Vin Thalun king, Lykos, is meeting in secret with one of Aquilus' barons. Veradis is sent, along with Nathair, to find out which baron has betrayed Aquilus. When Nathair's party reaches the meeting site, they find only an old man, a tent and a cookfire. The story by Deinon was a ruse for the old man, Calidus, to meet with Nathair. The Vin Thalun wish to sign a treaty with Tenebral.

During the encounter, Veradis believes that Nathair is in trouble and jumps through a wall of flames to save him. This impresses Nathair and leads to Veradis being named his first-sword.

Nathair takes the Vin Thalun alliance proposal to his father. After much deliberation, Aquilus agrees to the alliance. He later however, orders Nathair to cease his interaction with the Vin Thalun, because he does not trust them.

At the King's Council, Nathair and Veradis witness a gigantic column of ants devour a dog and almost kill a child. This gives him an idea of using a shield-wall in battle, since he believes that cooperation is better than the established battle tactic of many individual duels.

At the King's Council, he becomes convinced that forging the Banished Lands into a single empire is the way to defeat.

Nathair is sent by Aquilus to Tarbesh to deal with the giant incursions. He reaches Tarbesh using the Vin Thalun fleet, angering his father. He uses this as an opportunity to test his war and and his new tactics. The Shekam giants ride draigs, leading Nathair to ask Alcyon to get one for him.

Calidus persuades Nathair to seek out the Jehar for their help in the war to come.